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Other routes are also getting price increase, too: Checked-baggage fees on flights between to and from the US to Canada, Caribbean, Mexico and Central America destinations now costs $35 (up from ...
For luggage checked online through American's website, the fee is increasing from $30 to $35. For a second checked bag, the fee is rising from $40 to $45, whether purchased online or at the airport.
An oil shock in 2007 and 2008 sent fuel prices soaring, and airlines began creating baggage fees to offset costs. According to a recent report, global bag fee revenue in 2023 rose to $33.3 billion ...
Five out of the six biggest US airlines have raised their checked bag fees since January 2024. Take American Airlines. In 2023, it cost $30 to check a standard bag in with the airline; today, as ...
It now costs an extra $5 to check a bag with United Airlines — the latest airline to raise the price for checked bags. Passengers paid nearly $6.8 billion in baggage fees in 2022, according to ...
New oversize, overweight fees. In addition to the higher bag check price, American announced a new fee structure for oversized and overweight bags. Overweight bags between 50 and 53 pounds will be ...
The fee for a second checked bag will rise from $40 to $45 both online and at the airport. American Airlines is raising the cost of checking bags and it is making other changes to push customers ...
Checked bags have become a major, flying cash cow in recent years, with U.S. airlines alone raking in over $5.4B from baggage fees during the first three quarters of 2023.